Electrical cable

Abstract

An electrical cable includes a conductor assembly having conductors and an insulator. The electrical cable includes a cable shield wrapped around the conductor assembly having an inner edge at a first end segment and an outer edge at a second end segment. The second end segment is wrapped over the inner edge and the first end segment to form a flap covering the inner edge and the first end segment. The second end segment forms a void at the inner edge. The electrical cable includes a void shield on the outer surface between the insulator and the cable shield. The void shield extends between a first end and a second end. The void shield is aligned with the void and spans entirely across the void. The cable shield is electrically connected to the void shield.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An electrical cable comprising:
 a conductor assembly having a first conductor, a second conductor and an insulator surrounding the first conductor and the second conductor, the conductor assembly extending along a longitudinal axis for a length of the electrical cable, the insulator having an outer surface; 
 a cable shield wrapped around the conductor assembly, the cable shield having an inner edge at a first end segment and an outer edge at a second end segment, the second end segment wrapped over the inner edge and the first end segment to form a flap covering the inner edge and the first end segment, the second end segment forming a void at the inner edge; and 
 a void shield on the outer surface of the insulator between the insulator and the cable shield, the void shield extending between a first end and a second end, the void shield extending only partially around the insulator such that a portion of the insulator is uncovered by the void shield, the void shield being conductive and forming an inner electrical shield, the void shield being aligned with the void and spanning entirely across the void, the cable shield being electrically connected to the void shield to form an outer electrical shield exterior of the void shield; 
 wherein the first end segment of the cable shield covers the first end of the void shield and the second end segment of the cable shield covers the second end of the void shield. 
 
     
     
       2. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the void shield is narrower than the cable shield. 
     
     
       3. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second ends of the void shield are tapered. 
     
     
       4. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the inner edge of the cable shield is aligned with the void shield such that the first end of the void shield is at a first side of the inner edge and the second end of the void shield is at a second side of the inner edge. 
     
     
       5. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the outer surface has a first segment and a second segment, the void shield covering the first segment of the outer surface, the second segment of the outer surface being devoid of the void shield. 
     
     
       6. The electrical cable of  claim 5 , wherein the cable shield directly engages the second segment of the outer surface of the insulator. 
     
     
       7. The electrical cable of  claim 6 , wherein the void shield is positioned between and separates the cable shield from the first segment of the outer surface of the insulator. 
     
     
       8. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the void shield is planar. 
     
     
       9. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the insulator includes a flat portion between curved ends of the insulator, the first and second ends of the void shield provided on the flat portion, the cable shield covering the flat portion and the curved ends of the insulator. 
     
     
       10. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the void shield is centered between the first and second conductors. 
     
     
       11. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the void shield extends less than half way around the insulator of the electrical cable. 
     
     
       12. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the cable shield includes a conductive layer and a dielectric layer, the conductive layer being interior of the dielectric layer to directly electrically connect to the void shield. 
     
     
       13. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the conductor assembly extends along a lateral axis bisecting the first and second conductors and the conductor assembly extends along a transverse axis centered between the first and second conductors, the longitudinal axis, the lateral axis and the transverse axis being mutually perpendicular axes, the void shield and the void being aligned with the transverse axis. 
     
     
       14. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the insulator includes a first insulator surrounding the first conductor and a second insulator surrounding the second conductor separate and discrete from the first insulator. 
     
     
       15. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the void shield includes conductive ink particles applied to the insulator cured to form the void shield. 
     
     
       16. The electrical cable of  claim 1 , wherein the void shield includes metal particles sprayed on the insulator. 
     
     
       17. An electrical cable comprising:
 a conductor assembly having a first conductor, a second conductor and an insulator surrounding the first conductor and the second conductor, the conductor assembly extending along a longitudinal axis for a length of the electrical cable, the insulator having an outer surface, the outer surface having a first segment and a second segment; 
 a void shield on the outer surface of the insulator, the void shield extending only partially around the insulator such that a majority of the insulator is uncovered by the void shield, the void shield being conductive and forming an inner electrical shield, the void shield including a select metalization layer applied directly to and covering the first segment of the outer surface, the second segment being devoid of the select metalization layer; and 
 a cable shield wrapped around the conductor assembly, the cable shield having an inner edge at a first end segment and an outer edge at a second end segment, the second end segment wrapped over the inner edge and the first end segment to form a flap covering the inner edge and the first end segment, the second end segment forming a void at the inner edge, the inner edge and the void being aligned with the void shield such that the void shield is interior of the void, the cable shield engaging the void shield to form an outer electrical shield exterior of the void shield. 
 
     
     
       18. The electrical cable of  claim 17 , wherein the first end segment of the cable shield covers the first end of the void shield and the second end segment of the cable shield covers the second end of the void shield. 
     
     
       19. The electrical cable of  claim 17 , wherein the cable shield directly engages the second segment of the outer surface of the insulator, the void shield being positioned between and separating the cable shield from the first segment of the outer surface of the insulator. 
     
     
       20. An electrical cable comprising:
 a conductor assembly having a first conductor, a second conductor and an insulator surrounding the first conductor and the second conductor, the conductor assembly extending along a longitudinal axis for a length of the electrical cable, the insulator having an outer surface; 
 a cable shield wrapped around the conductor assembly, the cable shield having an inner edge at a first end segment and an outer edge at a second end segment, the second end segment wrapped over the inner edge and the first end segment to form a flap covering the inner edge and the first end segment, the second end segment forming a void at the inner edge; and 
 a void shield on the outer surface of the insulator between the insulator and the cable shield, the void shield extending between a first end and a second end, the void shield includes conductive ink particles applied to the insulator cured to form the void shield, the void shield being conductive defining an inner electrical shield of the electrical cable, the void shield being aligned with the void and spanning entirely across the void, the cable shield being electrically connected to the void shield to form an outer electrical shield exterior of the void shield.